I know this has been asked a lot, but since the technology is changing so fast I just wanted to know what they best audio/video screen capture software is for recording videos? I do not want to do it in pure data since it is such a pain.

I am using Mac OS X 10.6.8. I have tried using Quicktime and installed soundflower, but with no luck.

Are there any pain free alternative, which will require minimal editing afterwards?

Many thanks

You are in luck on a mac. I just started using Syphon, which allows you to pipe video from one app to another easily, and syphon recorder. You'll need the pd external for syphon.

http://syphon.v002.info/

I remember I once used a quicktime option to capture audio and video.

I use Quicktime and Soundflower and it works well for me - OSX 10.7.4 - A typical screencast would include an external Mic connected to a USB soundcard, PD, & Ableton all routed through soundflower into Quicktime. I monitor through Audacity but I am going to change that and make an aggrgate soundcard and monitor through Ableton or PD (less latency).

I demoed screenflow on PC and it works well. The autozooming features are nice. On PC at least I still had the same audio routing problems so if it's is just the audio you are worried about maybe look to soundflower again. It does work just make sure to switch your system sound prefs I/O soundflower... the rest is just routing in your audio apps prefs.

i do not know if its the best, but i use obs studio for windows and it works well for me. its also available for linux and mac: https://obsproject.com/de/download